Silylium–metallocenium dications derived from hydrosilyl-bridged metallocenes and roles in polymerization of polar and nonpolar vinyl monomers
作者:Yuetao Zhang、Eugene Y.-X. Chen
DOI:10.1016/j.jorganchem.2010.02.030
日期:2010.5
Hydrosilyl-bridged half-metallocene ((H)CGC)TiMe2 (1) [(H)CGC = Me(H)Si(eta(5)-C5Me4)(eta(1)-(NBu)-Bu-t)] and ansa-metallocene rac-((SBI)-S-H)ZrMe2 (2) [(SBI)-S-H = Me(H)Si(eta(5)-indenyl)(2)] are doubly activated with 2 equiv of Al(C6F5)(3), through methide abstractions from both M-Me bonds, to generate homo-dications 1-Ti2+ and 2-Zr2+, or with 2 equiv of Ph3CB(C6F5)(4), through unique simultaneous hydride and methide abstractions from the Si-H and M-Me bonds, to produce a novel class of silylium-metallocenium hetero-dications 1-Si+Ti+ and 2-Si+Zr+. Analogous chloride-derivatives of hetero-dications can also be produced starting from the dichloride precursors, but the chloride abstraction occurs through a transit silylium ion. An opposite activity trend has been observed for the influence of the hetero-dication formation on polymerizations of polar (MMA) and nonpolar (propylene) vinyl monomers. In MMA polymerization, the activity of the hetero-dications, especially the metallocene-based 2-Si+Zr+, is substantially lower than the corresponding monocations. In marked contrast, the propylene polymerization activity of hetero-dications has seen 100% and 40% enhancements for 1-Si+Ti+ and 2-Si+Zr+, respectively, over their respective monocations. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.